Student feedback is very important to us - we need to know what we are doing well or need to do better in order to make sure that we are providing the best experience for our students.
In the past student feedback has led to positive changes for Economic History students, including a common room for our students to study and relax in, an improved programme of departmental social events, changes to programmes, new courses and diverse assessment methods, designed to meet our students' changing needs.
As an LSE student there are a number of ways you are asked to give feedback:
Staff Student Liaison Committees for undergraduate, masters and PhDs
You can tell your programme representative if you think something on a course or programme needs fixing, or if you think it's great. SSLC meetings are also where we ask for feedback on new course proposals and LSE initiatives for students.
Elections for representatives take place at the start of the academic year, and meetings take place mid-term. Information about representatives and meeting minutes are available on the Bsc Undergraduate moodle page.
Minutes are also sent to a central committee which reviews them to identify commonly identified issues across the School.
School teaching surveys (TQARO)
These are annual surveys for each course which go to LSE's teaching quality team TQARO.
LSE Undergraduate Survey
This is a survey for first and second year undergraduates modelled on the National Student Survey. The School reviews all the results and will discuss with individual departments if results show they need to improve.
High participation is important to identify where improvements need to be made and what departments are doing well.
National Student Survey
This is a national survey organised by the National Union of students for final year undergraduates.
It allows us to see how we are doing in comparison with other universities, and has been instrumental in improving the overall student experience at LSE.
Departmental Teaching Committees (DTC)
The DTC guides the design and delivery of teaching within the department.
The committee includes representatives for undergraduate, master's and PhD programmes.
Informal channels
You can pass on feedback to programme managers, your academic mentor, your lecturers and teachers - we take all student feedback seriously and do our best to act on it as quickly and appropriately as possible.